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Where does “stylomastoid” come from?

stylomastoid (English) comes from English stylo, from English Style, from English -oid, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

stylomastoid (English): Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid...

Ancestry of “stylomastoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstyloAny of the genus "Stylosanthes" of flowering...
2EnglishStylepseudonym of {{w|Neil Strauss}} in the seduction...
3English-oidOf similar form to, but not the same as. Having...
4Latin-oides-like, -form
5Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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